[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section 28 PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER-CARE. Convalescent Home Treatment. Convalescent Home Treatment is available for those who need a recuperation period before returning to their normal duties. A medical certificate is obtained from the patient’s own doctor recommending a period of convalescence and if no actual treatment is required, the applications are dealt with as vacancies occur in the Homes at St. Annes-on-Sea and Ilkley. Twenty-six cases were admitted during 1952. Loan Equipment. During 1952 about 407 patients were issued with various items of loan equipment. The most called for items included air-rings, bedpans, bedrests, and mackintosh sheets. In addition urinals, bedcradles, wheel chairs, crutches, feeding-cups were issued. Our present list of loan equipment includes the following items:— Air Rings. Sputum Flasks. Bed Rests. Urinals. Enamel Bowls. Water Beds. Bed Cradles. Air Beds. Bed Pans. Wheel Chairs. Crutches. Syringes. Feeding Cups. Eye Undines. Hot Water Bottles. Bed Tables. Inhalers. Spinal Carriages. Mackintosh Sheets. Special equipment is provided for paraplegics for use at their own homes. Periodical checks on the articles are made by the health visitors.